lol I did say hesitate. And I thought he had been an F1 Drivers Champion. But he has a pretty impressive resume nevertheless.
IndyCar Champion when it was CART.
Monaco winner.
Indianapolis 500 winner.
3 time Dayton 24 Hours winner.
F3000 Champion.
Rookie of the Year nearly everywhere hes gone.

lol I did say hesitate. And I thought he had been an F1 Drivers Champion. But he has a pretty impressive resume nevertheless.
IndyCar Champion when it was CART.
Monaco winner.
Indianapolis 500 winner.
3 time Dayton 24 Hours winner.
F3000 Champion.
Rookie of the Year nearly everywhere hes gone.

"I told the greedy demons on the 'shaws to go fnck themselves and decided to shuffle/crawl the last 3/4 of a mile the way God intended."
"Eventually, after much foul language and fermented liquid, I made it to the front gate, while passing a "free concert" involving some "Pitbull" (no, I don't know what the hell that means)."

Hahaha thanks for the trip report!
Good lord it was bad enough seeing that Perry guy handing out the trophies but he had to make those asshat comments...............ohhh deeearrr

Red Bull Chief Engineer Adrian Newey believes the new FIA regulations that come into effect next year will make for an exciting 2014 Formula One season.

These regulations require the F1 teams to design their cars with a V6 turbo engine as well as incorporate significant aerodynamic changes to both the wings both at the front and the rears of the cars.

The new designs will also make use of the power that the Energy Recovery Systems (ERS) generate, something that is out of the designers' hands.

"The aerodynamic changes are big, but they are smaller than the changes we had in 2009," Newey told the official Formula One website on Tuesday.

"So yes, there is the chance that one team comes up with a car that is better than their rivals', but on top of that you have the engine changes.

"What is absolutely unclear is whether one engine manufacturer will be able to come up with a significant advantage.

"But the car that will brush aside all others will be a car having the combination of good engine and good chassis - if one side is letting you down you will have a problem.

"Who will come up with the ideal combination? That's the big guessing game for all of us and will add spice to the 2014 season."

Even though the new changes are expected to level the playing field in the paddock somewhat, Newey admitted that he is already looking for loopholes within the new FIA rules.

"The first thing that you do is to read the regulations very, very carefully," the Briton continued.

"You try to read what they actually say, rather than what they intend to say, as this is not always the same thing.

"After that I'm actually breaking it down into bite-size chunks. Then you try to understand from the regulations the aerodynamic and mechanical packaging that appears to be the best solutions for those different areas.

"You go away and research them and at some point try to bring it all back together again. For me that is the important bit: the end product should be a whole and not pieces thrown together into one cluster.

"Does it still look a good idea after 24 hours? That decides whether it gets a tick or a cross.

"Actually, you develop a sensibility for that procedure. The brain is an amazing thing: you might be doing something completely different - maybe making a cup of tea - and suddenly you know right from wrong!"

Looks official....Brawn out:After months of speculation, Mercedes have confirmed that Ross Brawn will leave the team at the end of this year.

The 59-year-old team principal's position at the Brackley squad had been in doubt for some months after Mercedes opted to bring in former McLaren technical director Paddy Lowe.

From the get-go it was clear that Lowe had arrived with the intention of taking over from Brawn as team boss.

Mercedes, though, were still keen on the Englishman remaining at Brackley.

Brawn, however, made it known that he would only do so if he retained sole leadership of the team.

But with Merc switching to a two-pronged structure, Brawn has now decided to walk away.

Mercedes confirmed his departure on Thursday.

"First of all and most importantly, we must say thank you to Ross," said non-executive director Niki Lauda.

"When you consider the step that has been made from finishing fifth in 2012 to the second place that we have secured this season, he has been the architect of this success.

"He put the plans in place to recruit key people since early 2011, and the performance this season shows that the team is on the right track.

"We have had long discussions with Ross about how he could continue with the team but it is a basic fact that you cannot hold somebody back when they have chosen to move on. Ross has decided that this is the right time to hand over the reins to Toto and Paddy and we respect his decision.

"Toto and Paddy are the right people to lead our team in 2014 and beyond."